• Formwork is molds into which concrete or similar materials are either precast or cast-in-place. In the context of concrete construction, the falsework...
    26 KB (3,464 words) - 11:44, 4 May 2025
  • Controlled Permeability Formwork (CPF) is a system proven to significantly enhance the durability of surface concrete during the casting process. All concretes...
    14 KB (2,060 words) - 18:13, 4 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Insulating concrete form
    concrete. The units interlock somewhat like Lego bricks and create the formwork for reinforced concrete that becomes the structural walls, floors or roofs...
    22 KB (2,822 words) - 17:05, 13 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
    column formwork and cast in concrete. Column formwork: A monolithically cast column (formed in a single concrete pour) with its segmented metal formwork being...
    107 KB (12,498 words) - 05:12, 20 March 2025
  • Thumbnail for Climbing formwork
    Climbing formwork, also known as jumpform, is a special type formwork for vertical concrete structures that rises with the building process. While relatively...
    5 KB (527 words) - 11:57, 10 March 2025
  • buildings where walls and slabs of the buildings are cast at the site in formwork. This differs from precast concrete technology where slabs are cast elsewhere...
    2 KB (152 words) - 10:43, 22 March 2022
  • Thumbnail for Doka GmbH
    Doka GmbH (redirect from Doka (formwork))
    Doka is an international producer and supplier of formwork and scaffolding used in all fields of the construction sector. It is a branch of the Umdasch...
    8 KB (899 words) - 19:16, 28 January 2025
  • Thumbnail for Béton brut
    cast, displaying the patterns, textures and seams imprinted on it by the formwork. Béton brut is not a material itself, but rather a way of using concrete...
    9 KB (943 words) - 07:43, 7 April 2025
  • Thumbnail for Rammed earth
    proportions of sand, gravel, clay, silt, and stabilizer if any, into a formwork (an externally supported frame or mold). Historically, additives such as...
    30 KB (3,178 words) - 04:11, 20 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for Carpentry
    during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc. Carpenters traditionally worked with natural wood and did rougher...
    28 KB (3,328 words) - 13:09, 10 May 2025
  • Residential buildings go through five main stages, including foundations, formwork, scaffolding, concrete work and reinforcement. Foundations provide support...
    9 KB (1,162 words) - 01:26, 9 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Chamfer
    Chamfers are frequently used in machining, carpentry, furniture, concrete formwork, mirrors, and to facilitate assembly of many mechanical engineering designs...
    8 KB (957 words) - 05:08, 9 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for Falsework
    called centering. Falsework includes temporary support structures for formwork used to mold concrete in the construction of buildings, bridges, and elevated...
    7 KB (765 words) - 15:39, 13 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for PERI
    PERI is a manufacturer and supplier of formwork and scaffolding systems founded in 1969 in Weißenhorn, Germany. The company's name is derived from the...
    11 KB (796 words) - 06:15, 14 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for 3D concrete printing
    3D printing technologies. 3D-printed concrete eliminates the need for formwork, reducing material waste and allowing for greater geometric freedom in...
    51 KB (5,876 words) - 16:35, 16 May 2025
  • EFCO offers formwork and shoring solutions for all types of concrete construction projects. EFCO, formerly known as Economy Forms Corporation, is headquartered...
    6 KB (611 words) - 17:36, 2 June 2023
  • Thumbnail for Corrosion
    steel corrosion from sulfate-reducing bacteria. Controlled permeability formwork (CPF) is a method of preventing the corrosion of reinforcement by naturally...
    50 KB (6,458 words) - 04:46, 19 March 2025
  • Thumbnail for Concrete slab
    ground-bearing slab, the formwork may consist only of side walls pushed into the ground. For a suspended slab, the formwork is shaped like a tray, often...
    25 KB (3,132 words) - 20:25, 19 February 2025
  • Thumbnail for List of tallest structures
    Skyscraper Hotel, condominium  United States Chicago World's tallest concrete formwork structure upon completion. Originally planned to be the world's tallest...
    252 KB (964 words) - 05:46, 19 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for List of tallest buildings in the United States
    Michael (April 29, 2019). "111 West 57th Street's Super-Slender Concrete Formwork Officially Tops Out Atop Billionaires' Row, In Midtown". New York YIMBY...
    185 KB (6,556 words) - 12:08, 16 May 2025
  • MEVA Formwork Systems is a German construction company that produces formwork systems distributed internationally. It is headquartered in Haiterbach, Germany...
    13 KB (808 words) - 04:07, 28 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Waffle slab
    like theatres or train stations. Waffle slabs are composed by intricate formwork, and may be more expensive than other types of slabs, but depending on...
    8 KB (867 words) - 17:47, 16 December 2024
  • Thumbnail for Ferrocement
    Portland cement, sand, water and crushed stone aggregate which is poured into formwork (shuttering). Ferro-concrete is the original name of reinforced concrete...
    14 KB (1,946 words) - 11:26, 19 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Groin vault
    cutting stone to form a neat arris. This difficulty, in addition to the formwork required to create such constructions, led to the rib vault superseding...
    8 KB (899 words) - 17:40, 27 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Reinforced concrete
    Concrete slab Corrosion engineering Cover meter Falsework Ferrocement Formwork Henri de Miffonis Interfacial transition zone Precast concrete Reinforced...
    64 KB (7,435 words) - 05:44, 4 April 2025
  • excess water are released and the concrete settles firmly in place in the formwork. Improper consolidation of concrete can cause product defects, compromise...
    7 KB (825 words) - 05:12, 7 June 2024
  • Construction is a Spanish company that produces and distributes industrialized formwork and scaffolding systems for building, civil works, and rehabilitation....
    12 KB (902 words) - 08:34, 4 May 2025
  • Thumbnail for Roman architectural revolution
    Concrete cover Cover meter Rebar Construction Precast Cast-in-place Formwork Climbing formwork Slip forming Screed Power screed Finisher Grinder Power trowel...
    12 KB (1,247 words) - 06:11, 23 April 2025
  • to brace across several frames to keep the frames square and plumb. In formwork strongbacks (typically vertical) reinforce typically horizontal walers...
    3 KB (234 words) - 04:30, 29 June 2024
  • prefabrication industry, wherein high early age strength enables the removal of the formwork within 24 hours, thereby reducing the cycle time, resulting in cost-saving...
    6 KB (811 words) - 19:43, 31 December 2020